Department for Child Protection
Job reference: 639450
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Role Status: Full-Time Term Vacancy until 07 November 2025
Remuneration: AHP2 ($88,255 - $102,240 per annum) +11.5% Super / PO2 ($88,255 - $97,667) + 11.5% Super
Role Details
The Department for Child Protection is seeking a Senior Disability Consultant to join the Disability and Development unit.
The role is responsible for:

• Providing advice and support to DCP staff in the identification of children and young people with disability and developmental delay and connecting with the National Disability Insurance Agency to support disability needs.
• Establishing a knowledge base regarding National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) systems and maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the NDIS and DCP provider market.
• Contributing to policy, service development and evaluation to support service delivery and best practice in multidisciplinary therapeutic services within DCP.
• Providing professional support and mentoring to DCP staff and clinical supervision to students.

About You
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate a clinical understanding of the development and therapy needs of children and youth with disability.
To be successful you will be experienced in planning and implementing individualised interventions aimed at meeting the complex needs of clients.
You will be able to draw on your knowledge to advise and develop other staff and students in disability therapeutic theory and practice.
If you are after an opportunity to use your experience to provide specialist disability services, then apply today.
About the Business
The Department for Child Protection (DCP) plays a key role in the protection of children, young people and their families within South Australia. The department provides support to vulnerable children and young people to be safe, strong and connected.
What We Offer:

• Career progression tailored to your goals: we are a large organisation with diverse opportunities across metropolitan Adelaide, regional and remote South Australia
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential and independent counselling for employees and their families
• Strong commitment to learning and development
• Paid Parental and Partner Leave
• Free annual flu vaccination for staff
• Leave loading and salary packaging opportunities
• Access to Fitness Passport: a workplace health and fitness program that give you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.

Special Conditions
Essential: A degree level qualification in Social Work which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers; or Appropriate degree qualification in Community Services, Social Sciences, Human Services, Health or related field.
To find out more about this role, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please click on the attached role description.
Enquiries: Debra Collins, Manager, Regional Disability Support on 0439 630 256 or email: debra.collins2@sa.gov.au
Our workplace reflects the diverse communities we serve. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. This includes women, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the LGBQTI+ communities, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
To apply for this role, please click the 'apply' button to be re-directed to the DCP Career Portal.

Applications close: 18/12/2024 11:00 PM